Brindley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).

OriginOld English berned →
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Meanings

proper nounBrindley (countable and uncountable, plural Brindleys)

plural Brindleys · alternative Brinley

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishberned“burnt”
  2. EnglishBrindley

From Old English berned (“burnt”) + lēah (“woodland, glade, clearing”). Equivalent to burnt + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Brindley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brindley

MLA

“Brindley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brindley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brindley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brindley.

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